The Legatus Mystery A Libertus Mystery Of Roman Britain Book 5

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Headline
ISBN 13 : 147220509X
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legatus Mystery (A Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain, book 5) written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Headline. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deadly puzzle from the days of the Roman Empire... Libertus must uncover the sinister truth after a murdered body goes missing in The Legatus Mystery, the fifth thriller in Rosemary Rowe's gripping crime series. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Lindsey Davis. 'Cunningly drawn and the very devil to fathom until the final pages' - Coventry Evening Telegraph The murdered body of a visiting ambassador from Rome is discovered in the temple of the Imperial cult and once again freedman and pavement-maker Libertus is called upon to investigate. Events take a bizarre and chilling turn when the body disappears, and then unearthly wails are heard coming from the temple and mysterious bloodstains start to appear from nowhere. But Libertus is sure there is a more human explanation for the murder and he is to uncover still more unsettling events before the truth is finally revealed... What readers are saying about The Legatus Mystery: 'The pace of the series continues to build' 'A cracking mystery laced with fascinating details of Roman life, and believable characters' 'The best Roman series currently around just got better...'

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780105932
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fateful Day written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling new mystery for Libertus, set against the backdrop of the Roman Empire in turmoil and fighting for its survival . . . Libertus is passing the villa of his patron, Marcus Septimus Aurelius, when he sees an elaborate travelling carriage which has pulled up outside and is now blocking the road. Recognising that this may be an important visitor, Libertus approaches the carriage, intending to explain that Marcus is away, gone to Rome to visit his old friend Pertinax, who has recently been installed as Emperor. However, for his efforts, Libertus instead receives a torrent of abuse and the carriage-driver almost runs him down as he departs. Libertus is badly shaken, but goes back to the villa the next day to find out why there was no gate-keeper in evidence to deal with the stranger. There he finds a gruesome discovery: the man is dead and hanging in his hut, and none of the other house-slaves are to be found. Worse things are to follow as news arrives from Rome which will turn the lives, not only of Libertus and his family, but the whole Empire upside down . . .

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780100418
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Requiem for a Slave written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Roman freedman and pavement maker Libertus investigates the death of the pie-maker and the disappearance of his slave amid 'green man' sightings Libertus has an important order to fulfil for Quintus Severus who has commissioned a magnificent new mosaic. But when Lucius, the pie-maker, is found dead in Libertus’ workshop, and Libertus’ faithful slave Minimus is missing, he is once again dragged into a criminal underworld. Even more mysterious is the sighting of a ‘green man’ lurking outside his workshop around the time the murder took place. Can Libertus find Minimus, clear him of the murder of Lucius, and discover who really killed the pie-seller, and why? The omens aren’t looking good...

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1780109326
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Price of Freedom written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death of a local tax-collector spells trouble for Libertus in this compelling historical mystery. Having been inveigled into standing for the local curia, responsible for the submission of all local tax, Libertus discovers that any shortfall must be made good by the councillors themselves. So when news arrives that a tax-collector from a nearby outpost has committed suicide, having gambled everything away, Libertus is despatched to make enquiries, in the hope of recovering at least some of the missing revenue. He has also been asked to attend a wedding, in place of his patron, who is expecting a visit from an Imperial Legate. But the assignment which should have seen Libertus for once treated as an honoured guest begins to take grisly and unexpected turns. As he pieces together the unlikely truth, Libertus finds himself in mortal danger. Freedom, in all forms, is only relative ? but there is a high price for it, sometimes paid in blood ?

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Severn House
ISBN 13 : 9780727885913
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ides of June written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Severn House. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing new order has usurped power in Rome, and Libertus's wealthy patron now finds himself powerless and under threat. Charged with escorting Marcus's young family to a place of safety, Libertus finds his task beset with problems as he uncovers a grisly secret and an ancient crime - with ramifications stretching to the present day.

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781780298177
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dreadful Destiny written by Rosemary Rowe and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: April, CE 194. The tensions in the civil-war-torn Empire have come to Glevum now. Libertus's patron, Marcus Septimus, is in a dangerous dilemma. Libertus resolves to help, and concocts an ingenious plan - but it means defying a Roman Senator and making a powerful enemy. And even the best-laid plans can go disastrously awry .

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Headline Book Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780747261018
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Germanicus Mosaic written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Headline Book Pub Limited. This book was released on 1999 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is AD 186, and Britain is the northernmost province of the hugely successful Roman Empire. In Glevum (modern Gloucester), Libertus, a freedman and pavement-maker, lives under the patronage of Marcus Septimus. When a body is found in the furnace room of a nearby villa, and identified as that of Crassus Germanicus, a retired centurion, Marcus asks for Libertus's help. A slave is missing and the solution to the mystery seems obvious. But Libertus soon discovers that Germanicus has many enemies, and he must use his mosaicist's skill to put together the pieces of a most deadly puzzle.

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Severn House Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780727879882
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vestal Vanishes written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Severn House Pub Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Libertus investigates the disappearance of a vestal virgin bride and makes a gruesome discovery suggesting that Druid rebels may have been involved.

Author : Rosemary Rowe
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448302307
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Prisoner of Privilege written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrival of a high-ranking spy for the Emperor Severus spells trouble for Libertus in this gripping historical mystery set in 2nd century Britain. On a misty day in February, CE 194, Libertus, pavement maker by trade and now reluctant councillor, is summoned to meet his patron at the local public baths. Marcus Septimus is concerned because a distant cousin from Rome has announced his impending arrival and Marcus is convinced he is a spy for the Emperor Severus, despatched to Glevum to investigate reports of an ‘act of treason.’ Meanwhile, Libertus has concerns of his own. The local money-lender has been seeking his counsel, but before they can meet, a violent and untimely death occurs ... and before long Libertus finds himself a prisoner of his new-found rank, fighting for the truth amidst accusations of treason and murder.

Author : Julian Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134709137
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trajan written by Julian Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Trajan really deserve his reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues? Why did Dante, writing in the Middle Ages, place him in the sixth sphere of Heaven among the Just and Temperate rulers? In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett rigorously tests the substance of this glorious reputation. Surprisingly, for a Roman emperor, Trajan comes through the test with his reputation relatively intact.